An engaging true crime investigation. I appreciate the research that went into this novel.
Many thanks to Amazon Publishing UK and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book is not an easy read as it examines cases of missing women in Ireland. As an Irish woman I can remember the appeals on the television for these women and my heart breaks to think the cases remain unsolved.. It also examines our shameful history with fact that homesexuality was illegal until 1993 and women had very little rights over their bodies. This is an fantastic book and is very well written and researched,

Ooo definitely a creepy one that I did not see coming! Excellent job at the writing style and also how the characters came into play. The ending was one that definitely threw me for a loop, great read!

Not being a big fan of true crime thrillers, I picked it up only because I was intrigued by the history behind it. The Vanishing Triangles is an area in Ireland where women disappeared without trace in the 1990s. The added advantage of the author being born in this village shed more light and an interesting insight to this book.

Author draws attention to several political and social aspects of the time, especially since The Troubles was still ongoing. At a time when women were not treated right, when abortion was still illegal and victim-blaming was done, these abductions were more or less ignored and not given the proper attention. The author draws her own experience into the book and digs into give an insight on these unsolved mysteries.

The book is packed with so much information and it felt like reading an actual report on the crime itself. Unless for some parts where the narration was a bit repetitive, this book is truly a great one for true crime fanatics.

All thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for the eARC.

So I'm about a decade or so younger than McCowan....and I am just as surprised at my ignorance about these cases. I am from the town on the "other side of the border" that one of the young women goes missing in....and I heard *nothing* about that growing up - we were told to steer clear of the area she was missing from, but only due to a "rough" reputation rather than a teenage girl going missing a few years beforehand(!)

This book was well enough researched and interesting to read about and the possible links - though often these were weak and some cases (okay, Sophie Toscan du Plantier's) felt included-to-be-included as it is a high profile and highly publicised case in recent years, rather than following the pattern of others...I felt this weakened the evidence of the other missing women being linked....as many people feel they know who is responsible for *that* death.

I also felt too much of the authors own thoughts/life were included with the narrative. This would have work better as a podcast in my opinion.

Worth a read to learn about the cases, but nothing an evening on wikipedia might be able to provide instead.

I liked reading this true crime story. I always had a notebook by my side to write notes and search online for additional info. It is a bit different from other books by the author, but in this way, we all know the stories about those abducted and killed victims that are never found in the area of the Vanishing triangle in Ireland.

Let me say this first. I am a huge fan of Claire McGowan and always enjoy her fictional thrillers. However, I was unable to finish reading The Vanishing Triangle due to its heavy and disturbing content. The Vanishing Triangle is a True Crime Investigative book discussing the disappearance of 8 young women in Northern Ireland in ‘90’s. They were abducted, abused and raped; and their cases were never solved. In todays current climate of negativity, I just could not bring myself to finish this book. I’m sure it was well written and some people would find the stories interesting, but for me it was a pass.

Thank you Amazon Publishing and NetGalley for my electronic arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

The Vanishing Triangle is a a short and powerful true crime book . I didn’t realise upon being auto approved for the book that it is a true crime novel. Set in Ireland in the 1990's with 8 women going missing in the same area. Are we looking at a serial killer or is something more insidious at work?

The book was well written and Claire McGowan has definitely done her research. A very short and was read – 186 pages and was good to devour in a day. Thank you Amazon Publishing UK and Netgalley for a gifted copy of this Kindle book for my honest review.

𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙑𝘼𝙉𝙄𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙇𝙀 𝙗𝙮 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙈𝙘𝙂𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙣

I didn't realise when I was sent this ARC that it was true crime, rather than fiction, and I was super intrigued once I learned what the topic was!

This was a short read, at only 186 pages, but it packed a punch! McGowan brings us the tragic, compelling, and mostly unsolved stories of the women who disappeared in Ireland's eighty-mile area, that came to be known as the 'vanishing triangle'.  This was a brutal, shocking, rage-inducing read but also incredibly informative, standing out from the true crime genre, what with the author's personal experience of growing up in Ireland in the 90's being explored, alongside the known details of the crimes. McGowan also highlights many other disappearances, discovered through her own research, that may or may not be connected to the triangle.

The focus of this plot is mostly on the murders and disappearances, but also prevalent is the disturbing theme of indifference and treatment towards women and their rights. The absolute incompetence and corruption from the authorities described in this book, and the violence against women was shocking; although this sadly appears to have become the norm and is still in the news every day thirty years later. From the men in power being protected over justice for the women, to comments on the victim's clothes and her sexual history, it's terrifying and saddening as a woman to realise that not much has changed since the 90's. 

I found this book well written and interesting, but I did find it difficult to read at times: the harrowing topic of course lending to this, but also trying keeping track of the dates was difficult - I would have liked to see perhaps a timeline of sorts, to keep track of the individual cases. This was however a thought-provoking, disturbing read that I'd recommend to any true crime fans.

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 + 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐀𝐑𝐂!

Not one of my favourite reads
Have loved all her other books
But this one didn’t hit the mark
This won’t put me off reading more by her
Thanks NetGalley

Something a bit different being a true crime and all the better for it.

I love true crime because it really makes me feel and the way these missing women were treating made me feel ill-the investigations were so poor and they seem to have just been forgotten. I’m glad this book has been written for them.

*I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for my honest review.*

I am all about true crime TV and stories, but this book was disturbing for many reasons. There was a lot of information about Ireland, the IRA, war and the politics in the country. So much strife and then missing girls and women and the violence that women face on the regular in Ireland.

Claire McGowan is a great writer and this book was set up in a great way to understand the main location - The Vanishing Triangle - that the women have gone missing from. There was a lot of detail from the initial investigations but also from the special team that tried to investigate a group of the murders later. It's hard to believe that there could be so many reasons for the missing girls to have fallen through the cracks.

I will definitely recommend to anyone looking for a true crime read.

Thanks to Netgalley and to Little A for a preview copy of this book. I love McGowan's fiction and was looking forward to reading this non-fiction book about murders and disappearances of women in Ireland.

However, it felt like the author just ended up going in circles. As she said, if it was a novel, there would be an ending, tied up neatly. The fact that so many women are missing, is not just an issue in Ireland, nor is the misogyny that allows this to continue. I'm not sure what she could have done differently, perhaps the whole issue simply needs more clarity.

A short but powerful investigation into real life crime, where 8 women went missing in a short space of time but their disappearances were not properly investigated.
The title refers to the area in Ireland from where the women vanished into thin air never to be seen again. The author discusses the cases & wonders if there was a serial killer operating in the 1990s. Clare McGowan contrasts her comparatively peaceful childhood with the wider issues of the Troubles & examines why so many women going missing didn't raise a red flag & merit further attention?
Some very interesting elements which left me with some questions at the end - but glad that someone has finally thought of the women who disappeared.

I love this author but this book was not up my alley. This is a true crime with a lot of unanswered questions due to the real life cases not being resolved. I prefer my books with a climax and resolution. HOWEVER, I realize many people do love true crime. This was well written, well researched and made you feel for the poor women. It had gut wrenching moments as well as a tragic feel. The story was told incredibly well.
I don’t find this a fast paced book or story and at times it was quite slow, but true crime follows the story accurately so it is what it is. I had never heard of these cases and this story was enlightening. If you like true crime this is likely one for you.

In the 90's, a friend's family had an exchange student from Ireland that would visit them on a ongoing basis. And they talked about how her country was violent and so I had some understanding, but it wasn't until I picked up The Vanishing Triangle that I gained a deeper understanding of both the physical violence that existed during that time, as well as how deeply unsafe women and girls were during that time as well.

McGowan's account of the women that Ireland basically forgot is jarring and upsetting. Especially since these eight women have never been avenged, even after things started to change. And how knows how many more women have suffered similar fates but simply didn't have loved ones to even champion for them enough for anyone to realize they were missing.

I enjoyed the premise of the book along with the tales of the individual women. I did find that the book lacked more of a connecting thread or continuity in their stories. And maybe they just didn't exist. But I think then maybe I would have preferred each women introduced in her own short story of sorts?

Special thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for an advanced readers copy in exchange for my honest review. This one is available now.

This was the first true crime novel I've ever read. I enjoyed how well it was written and the facts about the cases and about Ireland.

True Crime is one of my new favorite book genres, though I do watch a lot of true crime. I didn't get into really reading it until last year. I have a little obsession with missing people, like how can someone disappear without a trace, then how the law can just assume they left on their own. That is why I picked up The Vanishing Triangle by Claire McGowan, and it didn't disappoint me. Her writing was very easy to follow , it made someone like me who nothing about the missing girls understand what was going on. The only Issus I had was it was a little slow in parts and I had to put it down a couple of times so that I would get into a reading slump.


Thank you Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK,

Wow even though I am not Irish I was not aware of the story which made such a riveting read.
It is scary to think about how these woman have been missing for such a long time and with varied suspects you would think there would be some conclusions. I really felt for the families who don't have the answers never mind the bodies to rest.
This was handled with respect for all affected by their disappearances

I love Claire McGowan books and was really thrilled to be given the chance to read this book. Not her usual genre and it took a while to get into but it was really well researched and really well written.